Contegiacomo and Associates participated in an ideas competition to convert South Point at Roosevelt Island into a Universal Arts Center.

Concept | Based on Mariners’ way finding mechanism for navigating their vessels to port safely, the Universal Arts Center takes cues from their “Red Right Return” slogan and uses it as an organizing mechanism for the planning and layout of it’s structures.

Navigation | Acting as the ...

central spine, “The Path” or passage [3] extends from the Subway [1] and transportation hub [2] through the Event Hall [4] and then through several ancillary buildings and spaces. The resulting circulation system of gently sloping ramps a subtle undulating landscape and terraced buildings is designed to help large quantities of people, read and navigate the site safely.

Program | The circulation system weaves its way through the different programmatic elements defined by geometric shapes and bold colors that are easily recognized from a distance. Each structure defines an event, and every e...

vent is an experience to remember. The spaces are adaptable and interchangeable to the point where a performance might take place in the Universal Garden [11] or in Event Hall [4]. A fashion show might be hosted seventy-five feet in the air in the Experience Pavilion [13] or and event might be catered in the Universal Transportation Hub.